Professor in Creative Technologies
- Employer
- Edinburgh Napier University
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Salary
- $64,603.00 - $73,630.00
- Date posted
- Apr 29, 2022
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Arts, Art
- Employment Level
- Non-Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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The School of Arts & Creative Industries
is a forward looking, dynamic school preparing its students for
employability and responsible citizenship fit for the demands of
the 21st Century.
Situated in the heart of Scotland’s festival
city, Edinburgh, SACI is made up of three subject areas – Screen
& Performing Arts; Media and Humanities; and Art, Design
and Photography. The School is home to just over 1800 students and
about 96 permanent staff plus a range of industry experts and
specialist staff employed on a more casual basis.
At SACI, we are committed to delivering a
personalised learning experience for students, set against an
agenda of inclusivity, employability and sustainability. We
achieved 89% in the last NSS, and we are number one in the UK for
Journalism, and in the top ten for Film and Photography, Media
& Film Studies, English, Design and Music (Sunday Times and
Guardian League Tables). We entered four units of assessment
to the REF and have recently launched two new research centres to
strengthen or research culture.
We are proud of our ethos, combining a sharp
focus on critical thinking and applying theory to practice relevant
to industry. Our staff maintain strong links to industry with many
continuing to be active practitioners. Our school encourages an
atmosphere of creative practice as research alongside more
traditional research.
The
role
Pathway: Research or
Professional Practice
Our School of Arts and Creative Industries
(SACI) are looking to appoint a new Chair in Creative Technologies
to help grow our expertise in Screen and Digital and Entertainment
Arts. The role will work across the School’s design department and
Screen Academy Scotland, home of Scotland’s screen
talent. The School has an excellent external reputation
and are currently top UK Modern in every subject we teach, film is
second in the UK and Design is 8th (Sunday Times Leagues
Tables). This year we submitted 38 research staff with two 3*
publications and above in four units of assessment.
The role will sit within the School’s
professoriate and the new appointee will help shape and lead the
School’s research strategy. We will be appointing on
our Research or
Professional Practice pathway.
Edinburgh Napier University is an ambitious,
innovative, learner-centric university with a modern and fresh
outlook, Edinburgh Napier is committed to delivering a personalised
learning experience for students, set against an agenda of
inclusivity, employability and sustainability. We achieved 89% in
the last NSS, and we are number one
in the UK for Journalism, and in the top ten for Film and
Photography, Media & Film Studies, English, Design and Music
(Sunday Times and Guardian League Tables).
Edinburgh Napier has an outstanding academic
reputation for delivering the highest quality education and
research, alongside a purpose to add value to the social, cultural
and economic capital of its communities to empower individuals,
transform communities, build careers and shape
futures.
As
a Professor in Creative
Technologies you will play a pivotal role in
nurturing creative practice and will be expected to lead by
example. The School has strong links with industry and this
new role will help support and build these links to increase
research and consultancy income.
Whilst we will look with interest from
applications from either a Screen or a Design background, we are
also keen to consider applications that have an interdisciplinary
strength.
Applicants must
demonstrate: (Essential)
Doctoral level qualification
Professional qualifications relevant to
discipline.
Evidenced achievement against the criteria
for Esteem, Innovation, Contribution and Academic Leadership –
please refer to Role Description
Demonstration of the University’s agreed
values and behaviours – Professional Innovative, Inclusive and
Ambitious.
Benefits:
Gross Base
Salary:
£64,603 to £73,630 per annum (Grade 8)
Additional
Information
Application closing date: 29 May 2022
Interview date: June 2022
The University is
committed to inclusion, demonstrated through our work in respect of
our diversity awards and accreditations and holds Disability
Confident, Career Positive and Stonewall Scotland Diversity
Champion status.
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